Psalms 147
1 Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is comely; [him] becometh praise.
2 YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: the outcasts of Israel will he gather together;
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
He that healeth the broken-hearted, and bindeth up their hurts;
4 Appointing the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them.
Who counteth the number of the stars; who calleth them all by [their] names.
5 Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, There is no narration of His understanding.
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power: his understanding is immeasurable.
6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
The Lord helpeth up the meek: he bringeth down the wicked to the ground.
7 Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
Lift up a song unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises unto our God with the harp;
8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing rain for the earth, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who causeth grass to grow upon the mountains;
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
Who giveth to the beast its food, to the young ravens which cry.
10 He does not delight in the might of the horse, He is not pleased in the legs of a man.
Not in the strength of the horse hath he delight: nor in the [swiftness of the] legs of man taketh he pleasure.
11 YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
The Lord taketh pleasure in those that fear him, that wait for his kindness.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
Glorify, O Jerusalem, the Lord: praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your sons in your midst.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children in the midst of thee;
14 Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
He who bestoweth peace in thy borders, who satisfieth thee with the best of wheat;
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
He who sendeth forth his decree unto the earth: how swiftly speedeth his word along!
16 Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
He who dispenseth snow like wool; who streweth about the hoarfrost like ashes;
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Who stands before His cold?
He who casteth down his ice like pieces: before his cold who can stand?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them, He causes His wind to blow—the waters flow.
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and waters run along.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He declareth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
20 He has not done so to any nation, As for judgments, they have not known them. Praise YAH!
He hath not done so unto any nation: and [his] ordinances— these they know not. Hallelujah.
